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Fully Endoscopic Mitral Valve Repair with Percutaneous Cannulation of Groin Vessels
Published on: May 26, 2023
Fracture embolization of an Edwards-Duromedics valve with asymmetrical closure
Kazuhiro Yamazaki1, Kazunobu Nishimura, Atsushi Iwakura
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tenri-yorozu Hospital, Tenri, Japan. yamakazu@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Abstract:
We report a case of sudden leaflet fracture of an Edwards-Duromedics mitral valve 17-years after its implantation. The patient had a history of an asymmetrical motion of the valve, five months earlier. A computed tomography scan showed two fragments that had embolized to the right brachiocephalic artery and left common iliac artery. An emergency mitral replacement surgery was successfully performed. Asymmetrical closure of the valve leaflet may have contributed to valve fracture.
